Category:Health

In Pursuit of Plastics follows the transatlantic expedition of The Ocean Cleanup as they sail through the North Atlantic Gyre aboard the S/V Sea Dragon to collect data on vertical plastics distribution. The Ocean Clea...

Seizing the Unrecorded is an autobiographical film that explores a question that everyone asks themselves at one point in there life: "How can something you love doing be bad for you?, and if it is, should you stop d...

A is for Adderall is a gripping profile of a young man’s battle with his ADD diagnosis and his life on Adderall. Currently in the United States, 6.4 million kids have been diagnosed with ADD or ADHD, which has resulte...

ePlLLepsy explores one filmmaker's relationship with epilepsy medication. Poetic imagery and personal narrative lead to a deeper understanding of how a disorder and its medicines can affect the patient.

The Potomac River is the source of drinking water for six million people in the Washington DC area. Safe drinking water depends on clean rivers. Each person can make a difference to protect this essential resource for...

Genetics and stem cell research draw a huge controversy. Underlined by the background story of Sara, who suffered an unusual and rare disease, we explore the inspiration and the driving forces for research. As long as...

Meet Brett. He doesn't know it but he's addicted to food... Your Body on Burgers is a unique look at new research regarding food addiction and how certain products can change our brain and body in ways we wouldn't exp...

Do you take vit­a­min C when you get sick? Well, now you don’t have to! Film­maker Christina Choate urges you to skip the pill and eat plants instead. In her quest to find the truth about vit­a­min C, she intro­duces ...

In 1998, Dr. James Thomson perfected a method to grow human Embryonic Stem Cells in a laboratory environment. His discovery sparked a new debate in what historically has been a long line of moral dilemmas initiated by...

Every year less peo­ple choose to take up cig­a­rette smok­ing and more peo­ple quit. That is, with one excep­tion, America’s col­lege and uni­ver­sity stu­dents. Every year, what is becom­ing an epi­demic on col­lege...

When zoologists in the Lossi region of central Africa noticed that some of the gorillas they were studying were becoming sick and dying, they could not have known what was to come. Within a year of the initial discove...

Is whiskey really the sweater that you can wear on the inside? This movie debunks the myth that alcohol keeps you warmer in cold weather. Shot on location in Bozeman, Montana, a place famous for both its taverns and f...

Holding My Breath is an experimental documentary that depicts budding filmmaker Kate Lain's rocky journey through her dad's lung cancer diagnosis and treatment. The film explores the importance of remembering to laugh...